Buffer overflow in the XMPP SOCKS5 bytestream server in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an outbound XMPP file transfer. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1805-1 New pidgin packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-1371 Buffer overflow in the XMPP SOCKS5 bytestream server in Pidgin (formerly Gaim) before 2.5.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an outbound XMPP file transfer. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-781-1 Pidgin vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-781-2 Gaim vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:13:25.178Z

Reserved: 2009-04-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-1373

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-05-26T15:30:05.187

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-1373

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2009-05-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-1373 - Bugzilla

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